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QB/WR Terrelle Pryor ('10 Rose, '11 Sugar MVP)

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Black Athlete: Call Him Mr. Buckeye

Call Him Mr. Buckeye

By Lloyd Vance
Mar 29, 2008

PHILADELPHIA -- V.Y model number PA2007 made every Ohio State Buckeye fan smile as the Jeanette (Pa.) senior do-it-all quarterback Terrelle Pryor (6-foot-6, 220 pounds) announced that he will be attending their university next fall.

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He became the only player in Pennsylvania history to eclipse the 4,000-yard barrier in both areas. Now, he'll have to master Jim Tressel's complex offense while most likely redshirting behind senior Todd Boeckman.

I think that in choosing the Buckeyes that Pryor will have a legitimate chance to make an impact on future Saturdays in the fall and have a chance to compete for a national championship.

We will see if after four to five years if he is as good of a prospect as former Buckeye great and 2006 Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith or an after thought like too many "can't miss" high school recruits.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Jeannette's Pryor refuses to take credit for successes


Jeannette's Pryor refuses to take credit for successes

By Paul Schofield

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Jeannette High School and its loyal fans celebrated PIAA and WPIAL championships in football and basketball this season, becoming the first WPIAL school to win both in the same school year.

Although the surrounding cast was formidable and perhaps not given appropriate acclaim all season, the catalyst for this unprecedented success was Terrelle Pryor.

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Pryor averaged 21.9 points per game this season and finished with 2,285 in his career, which ranks him 10th on the all-time WPIAL list.

For that, he was named the Tribune-Review male basketball Player of the Year, but he insisted he could not have done it alone.

"We had big-time players on the team," Pryor said. "If you win a championship, you can't be a one-man team. My team took that as an insult.

"I didn't have to score for us to win. Usually, I let the other guys do their thing, and usually I sat back."

Pryor admits he took joy in setting up his teammates for easy shots.
But when Jeannette needed a play, especially in big games, Pryor delivered.

"I admire Terrelle because he was so unselfish," Jeannette basketball coach Jim Nesser said. "Terrelle was committed to this basketball team. He delayed his college decision to help this team win championships. That takes a special person."

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A custom cover for NCAA 09..

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The guys at CFN take a shot at the question of what type of career Pryor will have.

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Tuesday Question - Will Terrelle Pryor Live Up To The Hype?

Fiutak - "Pryor won't have a dull career. Either he'll win a national title and/or a Heisman, or his time at Ohio State will be considered an utter failure. And what if he loses to Michigan? And what if he loses to Michigan more than once? It's not fair, but that's the deal when you're supposed to be that good.

Even with all the hype and all the history going against Pryor, the parallels to Tim Tebow and Florida are just too delicious. Here comes the star freshman to be sprinkled in here and there to add a bolt of excitement while the steady but unspectacular incumbent keeps the seat warm. I won't be shocked if it plays out exactly like that with the Buckeyes winning the 2008 national championship.

Can Pryor live up to the promise and potential like Tebow? As a college football fan I hope so, but my guess is that he'll be terrific, have a great career by most standards, and won't live up to the hype."

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Cirminiello - "Year 3: Pryor emerges as one of the game?s most dangerous dual-threat quarterbacks, contending for the Heisman Trophy and leading the Buckeyes to national championship contention.

Year 4: A mature, polished, and filled-out Pryor foregoes his final year of eligibility, leaving for the NFL, which considers him to be a top 5 selection in the 2011 draft. Basically, I?m expecting him to follow a similar trajectory as the one Vince Young traveled in Austin.

Of course, busts happen during every recruiting cycle, so there are no guarantees, even for a player of Pryor?s caliber and advanced billing. However, as long as he doesn?t get consumed by the hype and surrounds himself with the right people, only the natural born contrarian or Buckeye-hater doesn?t see this kid developing into one of the game?s dominant players in a couple of years. As good as Troy Smith was in Columbus, winning the 2006 Heisman, Pryor appears to have a much higher ceiling at similar stages of their careers."Cont'd ...
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I keep seeing comparisons of TP to Ronald Curry. I assume it's because they were both football/basketball stars, but my memory of Curry was that he was more like Bam Childress or Charlie Ward than Pryor. Vince Young and possibly Andre Woodson are better physical/skills comparisons.

TP will stay three, possibly four years, depending on how good his second year is. I don't see any way that Tressel lets him coast. He won't flame out like Curry, Powlus, et al.
 
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BB73;1128884; said:
The guys at CFN take a shot at the question of what type of career Pryor will have.

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Well the last guy got it right...let him be a kid and learn as he goes and we'll all see soon enough...stop trying to predict how good he's going to be.

Hard to sit back and wait (especially if you're a Buckeye fan) but there's no possible way any of us can know if he'll "live up to the hype."

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